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Pharmacist e-Link CE Spotlight

Surviving the First Six Months of Medicare –
aka: "Help! The Sky is Really Falling"

At the beginning of 2006, pharmacists can expect a multitude of new challenges associated with the new Medicare benefit. Tighter formularies, prior authorization requirements, and true-out-of-pocket cost monitoring could become a time-consuming way of life for many community pharmacies.

Preparation will be key to minimizing the economic and humanitarian impact of confused beneficiaries, and to limit any delays in care due to this new program. This timely program will provide pharmacists with the tools they need to survive the first six months of Medicare. Additionally, it will highlight areas of professional and business opportunities to make the best of the new Medicare benefit for 2006 and beyond.

This program is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

Other Featured CE

New and Spotlighted Programs in the Pharmacist e-Link Library
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	A Guide to Drug Coverage under the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA): Key Components for Pharmacists to Know The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) is considered the most significant change to the Medicare program since it was created as Title XVIII of the Social Security Act in 1965. This program contains a description of key components of the new drug coverage under Medicare with particular relevance to pharmacists such as structure of the benefit, access, formularies, pharmacist services, and economic impact. The program is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
	Medicare Rx Forum: A Briefing and Town Hall Discussion on the New Prescription Drug Benefit The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) will have an enormous effect on community pharmacy. This informative program will prepare the community pharmacist with the vital information they need to educate their customers to the effects the MMA will have on their lives and how to best deal with Medicare Part D.
	Clinical Insight into the Management of Dyslipidemia: An Individualized Approach to Therapy The goal of this continuing education activity is to provide pharmacists with an overview of the current understanding of dyslipidemia, its epidemiology and etiology, diagnosis, and various approaches to pharmacological management. This program is supported by an educational grant from Reliant Pharmaceuticals.
	Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Helping Patients With More Choices and Better Benefits On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. It creates a new Part D, which establishes a prescription drug benefit for people with Medicare. This continuing education program will delve into key points related to implementation of this change in Medicare coverage. This program is supported by an educational grant from Informed Decisions.
	Nonprescription OTC Drug Therapy: A Business and Professional Opportunity This activity will focus on over-the-counter (OTC) drug therapy, its growing place in managing illness in the U.S., and the pharmacist's strategic role in fostering safe, appropriate and effective OTC drug therapies while increasing profitability. This activity series is supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Procter & Gamble.

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